Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Beginners

What the course covers

• Eight modules cover account/tool setup and everyday Copilot tasks; role/task/context/format prompting; meeting notes into decisions, owners, deadlines, task lists and follow-up emails; research and source verification; project briefs/plans; Excel cleaning, analysis and charts; executive summaries and presentations; and a content package with publication checks.
• Named apps include Copilot Chat and Copilot in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Teams; course also compares Copilot with ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude.

Practice & assessment

Eight assignments are listed. Module pages describe ungraded labs such as turning raw notes into a recap, action list and email; building a verified one-page brief; completing a structured prompt; and setting up first Copilot tasks. Assessments, practice labs and any finished portfolio artifacts should be represented separately; no grading rubric or external feedback was captured.

Time, cost & access

Format

Self-paced

Delivery & schedule

Beginner-oriented, self-paced course listing; the capture identifies a September 2026 update. Coursera access/credential payment and course-specific free-trial eligibility were not verified.

Time

Eight module estimates at one hour each; the listing does not provide a separately captured total workload estimate beyond the displayed module estimates.

Fee

Course fee, currency, tax, subscription/trial eligibility and Copilot/Microsoft 365 license cost not captured; no checkout opened.

Teaching language

English

Entry requirements

The course names Copilot Chat and Microsoft 365 apps, and its setup guide distinguishes free Copilot, Copilot Pro and Microsoft 365 Copilot. It does not state which plan is required for each lesson or verify current entitlement; no formal prior experience required in the course description.

Credential

Shareable Coursera course certificate advertised; no Microsoft certification or external credential recognition established.